tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601681386361026179.post7876431788091794000..comments2023-12-05T17:17:22.422-06:00Comments on The Next Fifty Years: Ugh, We're Going to Have a Garage Sale, Any Tips?Martihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559847090671071342noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601681386361026179.post-68543490789486523432014-03-19T21:29:34.446-05:002014-03-19T21:29:34.446-05:00Good luck with your plans. Thankfully, My Guy hat...Good luck with your plans. Thankfully, My Guy hates garage sales as much as I do. So most everything just gets donated. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601681386361026179.post-42041154376263536672014-03-18T09:29:08.528-05:002014-03-18T09:29:08.528-05:00That's a good idea about the cardboard flats. ...That's a good idea about the cardboard flats. I've got some plastic grocery bags and paper. We plan on putting up a sign that says everything is half price the 2nd day. I just hope we have a 2nd day. Now they are predicting rain.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559847090671071342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601681386361026179.post-20462931150475450132014-03-18T09:27:12.117-05:002014-03-18T09:27:12.117-05:00I thought I'd have water. We tried soft drink...I thought I'd have water. We tried soft drinks at our last garage sale and sold a few but then I was stuck with a case of soft drinks that I couldn't resist. ;)<br />Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559847090671071342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601681386361026179.post-22211203562146807502014-03-18T09:20:02.419-05:002014-03-18T09:20:02.419-05:00Me too. That's why we are having it on the dr...Me too. That's why we are having it on the driveway and not in the garage.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559847090671071342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601681386361026179.post-4797995858958574862014-03-17T17:34:26.079-05:002014-03-17T17:34:26.079-05:00Make sure everything is marked unless you want to ...Make sure everything is marked unless you want to spend the day dickering about price. If you really want to get rid of things, mark them with the bottom dollar price. It sometimes helps to have the cardboard soda or beer flats handy for "shopping baskets". Have lots of newspaper available if you are selling glassware. I have had great luck bagging small things in sandwich bags so the items are not easily hidden or carried off. Be prepared to "lose" some items (yes, people actually steal at garage sales). If you have large items, it might be helpful to have some muscle (a teenager) to carry items for the buyers. <br /><br />Have funNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601681386361026179.post-68443639761830125582014-03-17T13:59:40.006-05:002014-03-17T13:59:40.006-05:00My mom says I don't price my stuff high enough...My mom says I don't price my stuff high enough, but I'd rather get rid of it. It's going to Goodwill afterward anyway. Depending on the weather, you may want to have a cooler full of canned drinks. They sell well- maybe especially well if people are driving seven miles off the beaten path :)make.share.givehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576370591210075243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601681386361026179.post-34880535754118215832014-03-17T12:03:30.791-05:002014-03-17T12:03:30.791-05:00Just - good luck. I hate the thought of having ga...Just - good luck. I hate the thought of having garage sales so much, I never have had one. But I like to go to them. I just don't like people getting close to my stuff that isn't for sale.Grandma Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956484930310697573noreply@blogger.com